extricate
verb (used with object)
to free or release from entanglement; disengage.
has extricated
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present perfectof extricate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Burnley meanwhile were in a little trouble for a while back there, but an unbeaten run of six games in the league, coinciding with Tom Heaton’s return in goal, has extricated them from bottom-three bother.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 9, 2019
Network has extricated well over a hundred L.G.B.T. people from Chechnya and has helped most of them make their way out of Russia altogether.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 1, 2018
By achieving greater autonomy, the Prado has extricated itself from this damaging cycle, and the Reina Sofía is set to follow.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 27, 2011
In some cases, Morgan Stanley has extricated itself after lenders agreed to reduce some of the fund's guarantees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2010
I close my eyes for a moment and then it’s as if I’ve woken from the deepest slumber, as if someone has extricated me from granite.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
